{
  "id": 7828223,
  "title": "Eisenkot rejects claim he promised Ra'am a place in future coalition during Bedouin meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/eisenkot-rejects-claim-he-promised-raam-a-place-in-future-coalition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T16:58:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-908816"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chairman Gadi Eisenkot of the Yashar party denied on Wednesday that he made any promises to Ra am regarding a future coalition or government during a meeting with Bedouin local authority heads. He stated that no discussions about the structure of a potential government took place during the meeting. This denial came after reports that Bedouin local authority heads claimed Eisenkot had promised Ra am a place in the next government he would lead. Mu id al-Heib, head of the Tuba-Zanghariya Local Council, was quoted by Radio Nas saying that Eisenkot had indicated contacts were being made with Ra am and that he would strive to include the party in his future government. However, Yashar countered these claims by releasing footage and clips from the meeting, asserting that Eisenkot never discussed the composition of any future government. The party maintained that Eisenkot's statements throughout the entire meeting, including the subsequent meal, were that no government structure was mentioned. Any other reports on this matter are categorically false.",
  "summary": "The denial followed an N12 report in which northern Bedouin local authority heads who met Eisenkot on Tuesday claimed he had promised to bring Ra'am into a government he would lead.",
  "key_points": [
    "Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot denied promising Ra am a government position.",
    "No discussions about future government structure took place during meeting.",
    "Yashar party released footage to refute inclusion claims."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Bedouin council head: Eisenkot promised to bring Ra’am into government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/bedouin-council-head-eisenkot-promised-to-bring-raam-into-government",
        "published": "2026-09-16T13:24:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Eisenkot denies claim he promised Bedouin leaders he’d bring Ra’am into government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/eisenkot-denies-claim-he-promised-bedouin-leaders-hed-bring-raam-into",
        "published": "2026-09-16T16:45:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}